Alumni Marketing and Communications Manager

About the role: Are you an ambitious communicator who can energise a global community and help drive one of the UK’s largest and most ambitious fundraising and engagement campaigns? Imperial College London is seeking an Alumni Marketing and Communications Manager to join the Alumni Engagement team at a pivotal moment. With more than 270,000 alumni worldwide, Imperial’s community is an extraordinary network of scientists, engineers, medics, entrepreneurs and industry leaders whose connection with the university is central to our long‑term success. As Imperial prepares to publicly launch a major, decadelong campaign inspired by our strategy, Science for Humanity, we are looking for a strategic, creative communicator to help shape how alumni engage with Imperial’s mission for the next ten years. This is your opportunity to set the tone, craft the narrative, and build campaigns that will galvanise alumni around Imperial’s bold vision for global impact.

What you would be doing: Reporting to the Director of Alumni Engagement and working closely with the Head of Campaign Proposition and Communications, you will lead the strategic development and delivery of a comprehensive, multichannel marketing and communications programme that strengthens alumni relationships and deepens their engagement with Imperial. In this role, you will:

• Shape and deliver the alumni communications strategy, aligned to both Alumni Engagement priorities and the wider Advancement campaign strategy.
• Build audience insight and segmentation approaches that inform more targeted, impactful engagement journeys.
• Oversee a complex, year‑round communications portfolio, including up to 100 email communications monthly, our digital channels, the alumni website, and printed publications.
• Lead high‑impact campaigns that support volunteering, engagement, and giving, and amplify major institutional initiatives.

This role sits at the heart of our engagement strategy and offers a rare opportunity to influence Imperial’s relationship with its global alumni.

What we are looking for: You’ll succeed in this role if you bring:

• A strong track record of developing and delivering integrated marketing and communications strategies, ideally within complex organisations.
• Experience managing large‑scale communications schedules and multichannel campaigns.
• Fluency in digital communications, email marketing platforms, CMS tools, and emerging media.
• Confidence in using data and CRM systems to generate insight and support segmentation.
• Outstanding copywriting, editing and editorial judgement across digital and print.
• The ability to build excellent relationships, influence widely, and collaborate across teams and departments.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, campaign‑driven environment.
• Experience commissioning and managing creative assets (design, print, video).
• A proactive, innovative mindset and the confidence to set direction and drive new ideas.

What we can offer you: A unique opportunity to define how Imperial communicates with its global alumni during a transformational, decadelong campaign. The chance to contribute directly to Imperial’s mission to tackle the world’s most urgent challenges. A sector‑leading salary and benefits package. A collaborative, forward‑thinking team committed to excellence, innovation and impact.

Further Information If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for community building, we want to hear from you. Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

About Imperial Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world‑changing impact. Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact. As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network. This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial College London.

Our Culture We work towards equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination, and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. You can read more about our commitment on our webpages. Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.